[No longer updated] Pizza Sticks: Flameblast Totem Hierophant

I have been having a BLAST in beta playing my pizza sticks extra cheese build. Thank you very much viperesque for keeping your guide constantly updated. You rock.

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viperesque wrote:

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xXVicodinXx wrote:

Hi. Will You refresh this build for beta and 3.0.0 Fall of Oriath?

Yes, I'm working on it now and playtesting in the beta. Will update the guide pretty heavily.

I liked the build and I enjoyed playing all the league with pleasure. It will be interesting to see what will be released in the final version 3.0
Thank you for your efforts.

idk why you all are talking about how this build got nerfed as ci. 100% it's best to go life with mom now probably with cloak of defiance.

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Coil1 wrote:

idk why you all are talking about how this build got nerfed as ci. 100% it's best to go life with mom now probably with cloak of defiance.

The problem is that you lose damage compared to the CI version. Quite a lot of damage. I'd agree that MoM is probably better for defense now, but I reckon it's going to find t16s and Shaper annoying. Going to have to see though.

Thanks for the guide! Really enjoy playing it!
I'm going the Tukohama's Fortress route, but I don't know what I should use with it. I've got 2 options atm. Should I go dagger or sceptre?

I am gonna be using this build in the 2week HC race today. I am wondering though if I should go Life or CI and which weapon setup? (Dagger + Shield? Or maybe 2x Dagger?) I definitely am going for a more defensive build setup and am hoping someone here can help me a bit in choosing what to go for.

I tried your leveling guide, I was doing no dps with flame totem or fire trap, had to quit the mayhem race right now and wait because the invasion bosses are too strong to kill. Is there any better way?

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viperesque wrote:

What does seem pretty dead from my paper testing is the Hiero version. DPS drop is now just way too​ much - a single inquis totem deals as much damage as four hiero totems to a boss.

That's both impressive and disappointing.

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CellsOfExile wrote:

I tried your leveling guide, I was doing no dps with flame totem or fire trap, had to quit the mayhem race right now and wait because the invasion bosses are too strong to kill. Is there any better way?

I am using this build in the current Mayhem HC race and I had no problems with it. Sure the beginning was a bit rough because of Mayhem but still manageable. I used Frost Bolt + Fire totem until I got Firestorm. At around 38-40 I started using Flame Blast Totem with the Dual Totem talent, went pretty smooth after that. The only problem I have currently is surviving, I have almost 4k HP at lvl 68 and still get almost 2-3 hitted.

maybe this was answered somewhere in the previous 108 pages but if you are Inquisitor and using Righteous Providence for 100% crit chance if mobs have no status ailments then why not use Elemental Focus to ensure nothing ever has status ailments?